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Coin In the Cup: RISKY

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Avocados From Florida

A few weeks ago our Extension Master Food Volunteers were testing recipes for our Cooking at Home class series. While …

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Get Ready to Preserve Food

If spring weather has inspired you to start a garden, you may also be thinking about what to do …

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Got Pressure? Canner Gauge Testing

For those planning to preserve food using a pressure canner, N.C. Cooperative Extension can help insure you’re doing it …

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Cook and Eat More Fish

In last week’s column I mentioned that eating fish is like taking a multivitamin for your brain. It’s also …

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Orchard management guide for apples, with information on insect, disease, weed, and mammal control, plus …

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Slugs in Strawberries

This factsheet describes slugs and their impact on strawberries.

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This factsheet describes sap beetles and their impact on North Carolina strawberries.

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Anthracnose of Pepper

This vegetable pathology factsheet describes the identification and treatment of anthracnose of pepper.

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Target Spot of Soybean

This factsheet offers information on target spot in soybean production in North Carolina.

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Soybean Vein Necrosis Virus

This factsheet offers information on the signs, disease cycle, and management of soybean vein necrosis …